EAHP represents over 29,000 hospital pharmacists across 36 member countries. EAHP represents and develops the hospital pharmacy profession within Europe in order to ensure the continuous improvement of care and outcomes for patients in the hospital setting. This is achieved through science, research, education, practice, as well as sharing best-practice and responsibility with other healthcare professionals.
The EAHP Board, elected for three-year terms, oversees the association’s activities. Comprising directors responsible for core functions, it meets regularly to implement strategic goals. Supported by EAHP staff, the Board controls finances, coordinates congress organization, and ensures compliance with statutes and codes of conduct.
The EAHP staff supports the Board in executing EAHP’s mission. The Staff assists in financial management, events organisations, policy activities and all EAHP projects. The EAHP staff works closely with EAHP’s members and ensures the effective communication all relevant stakeholders.
The first member countries were Belgium, Britain, Denmark, France, the Federal Republic of Germany and The Netherlands in 1972. EAHP has now 36 EAHP members and 2 Associate Members. EAHP is open to countries members of the Council of Europe and since 2022 to organisations representing the interests of hospital pharmacists from outside the Council of Europe (Associate Membership)
EAHP’s structure is also composed by different standing committes: EAHP Scientific Committee, EAHP Education Executive Committee and the EAHP CTF Steering Committee.
At EAHP, we are committed to transparency in our governance, ethical standards, and funding practices. This section provides open access to our foundational documents, including the EAHP Statutes, Code of Conduct, and Funding Sources. By sharing these resources, we aim to uphold accountability and foster trust with our members, partners, and the public.
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Here you can find all upcoming events organised by EAHP and by all its members and associate members. Do not hesitate to contact the events team at events@eahp.eu should you have any questions about the organisation of these events.
Hospital pharmacists conduct a critical role in the care of patients in hospitals. Learn more about what they do here and in all the pages under Hospital Pharmacy practice and Policy.
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EAHP brings together experts from many areas of hospital pharmacy practice providing and highlighting good local sustainable practices as that can be up-scaled and shared with other countries. The EAHP Working Group on Sustainability has the aim of reducing the environmental burden of the hospital pharmacy services.
The European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP), and its 36 member country platforms are creating a Common Training Framework for the hospital pharmacy education in Europe. The goal of this project is to allow the free movement of hospital pharmacists within the European Union.
The European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) and the European Society of Clinical Pharmacy (ESCP) have collaboratively developed the Oath to Society. The Oath to Society is all encompassing and acts as a contract for excellence in providing compassionate patient care, working as part of the healthcare team and advancing the pharmacy profession, and showcasing how clinical and hospital pharmacists work every day
A day created to highlight the importance and to celebrate the work done by hospital pharmacies. This day celebrates all hospital pharmacy teams.
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The European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy (EJHP) is the only official journal of the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) and is committed to advancing the science, practice and profession of hospital pharmacy. As the premier communication platform for hospital pharmacists worldwide, EJHP is a major source for continuing education as well as updates on advances in the practice and standard of pharmaceutical care for patients.
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EAHP publishes a monthly EU monitor with updates about the latest EAHP initiatives and information relevant for the hospital pharmacy profession.
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The Sponsor Channel is designed to maximise visibility and engagement, allowing sponsors to connect with the hospital pharmacy community and partners in a dynamic and interactive environment. From product demonstrations to networking sessions, the Sponsor Channel offers a range of opportunities for sponsors to showcase their offerings and generate leads in the new EAHP Website.
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Abstract:
In the past decade “communication” has become a buzz word also among the healthcare providers, and hospital pharmacists have a very complex role in the “communication chain” in the hospital building. They have to know how to successfully and skilfully engage with the management regarding multiple issues, including general safety and functioning of the institution, but they also need to know how to communicate with healthcare specialists and patients in terms of drug therapy and treatment, notwithstanding patients’ safety and well-being. Furthermore, hospital pharmacists frequently find themselves at the crossroads of different, often conflicting, approaches to patient`s treatment and proposed therapy, equally so as far as both economic and medical aspects are concerned. For that particular reason it is crucial that they are skilled communicators who are disposed of tools that they can use in engaging with the medical specialists and experts in their domains.
What the most recent analyses show, traditional tools for verbal and written communication no longer suffice due the widespread use of the Internet and digital technologies. These have certainly affected and changed the ways and channels of communication between hospital pharmacists and other healthcare professionals. Even more so, patients and their families have also started to consult open sources available on the Internet to search for information on the conditions they have, or suspect they might have, and specific treatments.
It is therefore of utmost importance for hospital pharmacists to be aware of these developments in healthcare communication in order to be informed with a view to be best positioned to help both patients and their families which resources available on-line are reliable. It is at the same time crucial to communicate to patients that these may only be used as an additional and not the main source of information about their treatment. The role of hospital pharmacists has significantly changed since the beginning of this century, and so too have the needs of healthcare communication.
• Identify the difference between communication and information in the complex context of a hospital setting.
• Be able to summarize the most important rules and barriers in communication.
• Be able to select the most effective tools in communication with medical doctors, nurses and patients.
• Recognize the changes induced by the widespread use of Internet.
• Be able to implement reliable and legitimate sources of information on drugs for health professionals and patients.
• Define the role of pharmacist in the fast changing communication environment.
